Cytokeratin 15 expression in central, centrifugal, cicatricial alopecia: New observations in normal and diseased hair follicles

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 407-414

  Sperling, Leonard C ^a   Hussey, Sean ^b   Wang, Ji An ^a   Darling, Thomas ^a  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

alopecia; cytokeratin; epithelial stem cells; immunohistochemistry; scalp

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CYTOKERATIN 15;

ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY;

ALOPECIA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATIN-15; MALE;

EID: 79953328286     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2010.01668.x     Document Type: Article

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